but because of the shape of the new kitchen in Illinois, it is too wide to

fit and still leave room to comfortably walk by it.

I’ve been batting around ideas for several weeks, trying

to come up with a new kitchen table that wasn’t going to

cost a fortune, would fit in our space, and have the farmhouse

character I wanted for my kitchen.

The solution was to build our own.

We used the cellar door that we kept from our Missouri farmhouse for the top.

I’m glad I could use something that we have a “history” with.

We dearly loved our Missouri home, so this door is just one

more fond reminder of it. Here’s a total mugshot of me holding up the door

before I started to sand it.

My husband used the legs from our old table and

built a base to hold the table top. The legs aren’t my first choice,

but we tried several other sets of legs, as well as

some bedposts and none of them were quite right.

We may switch out the legs if I ever come across some I like better.

The base and legs got a few coats of paint and some light distressing.

We sanded the top down, but left a little of the original green paint.

I think it gives it a little more character and reminds us how the

door looked when it was on our cellar.

Leaving some of the paint helps highlight the wood grain as well.

You may be wondering why I didn’t photograph the table IN

our newly remodeled kitchen, instead of out in our pasture.

The answer is that I still need clean up all

the mess from remodeling and try to keep it clean for

at least 20 consecutive minutes so I can take some photos.

In my family, keeping a kitchen clean that long is a challenge.

But, the setting sun in the pasture

provided a beautiful place to take photographs anyway.

My daughter’s horse didn’t quite know what to make of

this new thing sitting in the corner of his pasture. It looks like

he’s kissing my table, but I placed an apricot on

the table for him and just as I was going to snap the picture of

him eating it, the apricot fell on the ground and his mouth touched the table.

My table looks rather small sitting next to him,

but he’s a big guy. He’s 8 years old now,

but we got him when he was just 2 years old.

I actually still have to finish the chairs for the table.

Our old chairs are very wide and take too much space also,

so we’re using only a few of them, and I’m adding a few

mismatched chairs, and I hope to either find a bench

or talk my husband into building one.

I got the chair in this photo at an auction last year

for $5 and it came with 2 identical chairs that both

have broken parts. Eventually, I’ll use those 2 chairs in some

other kind of project, but I got my $5’s worth in this chair alone.

It received the same paint and distress treatment as the table.

I hope to be showing you a clean kitchen very soon!Oh, and for the sake of total honestly…I detest coffee. A Coke can just wouldn’t havehad quite the same charm as coffee in an old cup and saucer though.

Blessings,

Angie

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What?!! How can anybody hate coffee? I live for my morning cup of joe. Anyway, your table is amazing! I love that you repurposed the old door and left that yummy green paint peeking through. I can hardly wait to see the room reveal!

Love the story of your sweet new table, Angie! I’ll bet that it’s just so nice to sit around it with all of the memories it has. 🙂 Your photos are just so cute with your big boy in them, too! Makes me miss my horse…. 🙂

I think that the legs are perfect and you know, they were blessed by your daughter’s horse. Someone needs to come up with a vintage looking Coke holder for all of our vignettes! I am a non-coffee drinker!

Ok this is a great post. for awhile there I was thinking “how creative” in regards to using the door and by the end I was laughing out loud at the horse. now THERE is a happy ending to a story if I ever saw one, ha ha.

Love your new ‘old’ table. It reminds me of my dining room table that we had custom made for too much money, but yours is much nicer. I wanted it to look old and even after 10 years, it isn’t quite aged. Enjoy!

I love your table and like how you were able to use a bit of your history from your own home to make it! The legs on the table and very interesting and lend more charm. Your table is so pretty but you horse is just gorgeous – what a big guy he is! Did he eat the apricot! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!

Love your new table! You and your husband are so handy to just build a matching table for your new kitchen. I think using your old cellar doors was a fantastic idea.. gives it so much character! I am your newest follower! Would love for you to stop by my blog sometime!

Love it! What a great job and a beautiful table. The pics with the horse are great! I’d love for you to share this at my blog party, Twirl & Take a Bow at http://www.houseontheway.com. It’s every Tuesday through Sunday. This would be a great addition! Hope you can stop by!Leslie

Wow, your table is beautiful! And I love that the door has special meaning! Your photos in the pasture are lovely – like a professional shoot for sure! I hope your table makes you smile for years to come!